Where does “outpurchase” come from?
outpurchase (English) comes from English purchase, from Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer, from Old French chacier, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
outpurchase (English): To purchase more than
Definitions
- To purchase more than
Ancestry of “outpurchase”, step by step
outpurchase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English purchase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purchase | The acquisition of title to, or property in,... |
| 2 | Middle English | purchasen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | purchacer | seek to obtain; Alternative form of porchacier;... |
| 4 | Old French | chacier | to hunt, to go hunting |
| 5 | Latin | captiāre | to hunt |
| 6 | Latin | captus | captured, having been captured, seized, having... |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |